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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-18
Local Personal.

Mr.. j. j. Frater, Secretary OF the Young
Mems Christian Association, lett last
night for few days trip to Chattanooga.
John w. Chairman, Esq, and wife, OF
Boston, Mass, are in the city. Mr.. Chat
man is a member OF the dry goods house
of Jackson, Mandell & Daniel, of Boston.
Rev. c. B. LaHatte, Grand Master ofthe
Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows OF Georgia, is on visit to the
city and will remain here a week. Mr..
LaHatte is President of the Methodist
College at Gainesville, Ga.
The MORNING NEWS has received an
invitation to attend the siXty-seventh an
niversary of the Phi Kappa Society,
University of Georgia, at College
Chapel, Athens, on Feb. %, The
orator of the occasion, Mr.. Z. G.
Kontz, is not unknown to the press
of the State. He will be remembered as
the conductor of the Pullman sleeping
coaches on the trip of the Georgia Press
Association from Atlanta to Baltimore in
1885. Mr.. Kontz was ambitious to secure
a COLLEGIATE education, and having saved
up sufficient funds for that purpose, has
been tor nearly two years a student at
the University.
Among the arrivals at the Pulaski
House were A lbert Marty and wife, Kan.
sas City, Mo; FL p Tyler and wife, Haver-
hill, Mass; A 5 Elliott and wife, Will
mingLon, Del; G l. Deehl, Louisville. Ky;
Mrs Il Lawrence, Mrs III II Husser,
New York; DIR A Butts, Bainbridge; Il
d Smith, L NJ Weed, Howard Stockton,
Boston; Ichabod Jean. Baltimore.
AT the Screven House were j w Chat
man and wife, Boston; ID James and
wife, Wilmington, n G; George V For
man and wife, Orlean, n Y; John Paul
and wife. Lacrosse, Wis; Ii A Nelson,
Philadelphia; George A ChickerIng, w
B Beaumont, Baltimore; Il l. Taylor,
Buffalo, n Y; c j Campbell, Montgomery,
Ala; w b Ridgeley, Philadelphia !;
Charles II Wilson, Atlanta; John Maher,
New York; J l. Fulcher, Waynesboro /;
L English, New York; b V Page, Chi
cage.
At the Harnett House were A G Groom
and wife, Clyde, o; w c Floyd, Phila-
delphia; Mrs Allen, New York; E Thorn
ton, Jersey City; j A Mckenzie, d j
Johnson, South CarolIua; n Ii Melton,
Duquoin, IL; A IL Blau, Cambridge; H
O'Neal. Greenwood. 5 @; D j Blackburn
Needham; Thomas Curack, Louis Corvil,
John Mclean, Chicago; Chas I'll Priester,
Baltimore; Z A Rauschenber Atlanta.
At the Marshall House were q w Haw-
ley, London, Eng; John w McRae, Mel
rose, Fla; 5 q McLendon, Thomasville;
w ii Hatfield, New York; G ID Ogburn,
Winston, n g.; w & Brewer and wife.
Oliver; NJ IL Weeks and wife, Melrose,
Fla; A w Vigal, Worcester, Mass; Frazo
Poss, New York; G f Reed, Bloomington,
Ill; Il IL Mccall, New York; j B Butler,
Camilla; L Johnson, Kansas City; w
Y Sim5on, Houston, Tex.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-18
THE NEWS IN THE CITY.
GOSSIP FROM THE STREET AND
SIDEW AIk

Dnshes Here and There by the News
Reporters - Yesterdays Happenings
FOLD in Brief Paragraphs-Pickiugs
at Police headquarters.
Ress estate dealers report dearth in
onering OF eligible property.
Landrum Lodge, +. A. M, will hold
regular communication to- night.
Notice of interest to parties who expect
TO attend Guards Ball appears elsewhere.
Live Oak Lodge of Odd Fellows will be
oncially visited tonight by Grand Mas
ter LaHatte.
A negro, named Joe Higgins, was ar
rested last night by Policeman Bender
while creating great excitement IN Goat
alley.
"A force OF convicts are putting down
orain pipes on the Waters road between
Lovers lane and Estill avenue. This is
much needed Improvement, and is
neing done jointly by the city and county.
The former furnish the drain pipes aud
the latter do the work.
Alderman Thomas Is doing good work
on the streets and squares. III after the
eidewalks are relaid and the trees re-
planted in Telfair place, stone curbing
was put around it in the place of the
wooden railing, and the streets surround
ing 1T paved with asphalt, the place would
be one of the handsomest localities in the
city.
The funeral OF the late Daniel OCon-
nor took place from st. Patricks Church
at $3.50 O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The
remains were escorted from the family
residence on Bryan street by a large con-
course OF friends. At the church Rev.
srEather Balm preached funeral sermon.
xlrfaY Serment was in the Cathedral
cemeOf. The pail bearers were Messrs.
+. A. Smith, Andrew Mccormick, Adolph
Fernandez, Martin Cooley, Francis Hart.
Mr.. Wright, MIR. e. W. O'COunor and j..
B. Killourhy. The Irish Jasper Greens
escorted the remains to the cemetery and
fired @3alute over the grave. The SER
vices at the church were very impressive.
The music was by trio, consisting OF
Miss Marie O'Byrne, Mr.. Nj. A. O'Byrne
and Mr.. 4. e, Rebarer
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-18
FLAMES IN A KITCHEN.
Fircmen Make Quick Work of q
President Street Blaze.

Fircmen Make Quick Work of a
President Street Blaze.
AT :45 o'clock this morning fire broke
out in the kitchen OF the residence No. 81
President street, occupied by MIR. James
McGrath and 7. j. UConnor, Esq. Pc.
liceman Durham at the barracks
saw the smoke and ran to turn
in an alarm. Policeman McCabe also
saw the smoke and sounded an alarm
from box 10. When the firemen arrived
The kitchen was in flames. The family
was ttOused and hurried into
The street. A line of hose was taken into
lbe kitchen and in a few minutes the fire
was extinguished. 1t started, apparen t.
1y, from rubbish box in
one corner OF the room and communicated
TO the framework of window opening
Into narrow passageway outside. The
window was burned out, and the draft
carried the flames TO the ceiling, which
fgnited and burned through to the second
floor. A stream OF water checked the
blaze before it got under much headway.
The damage is slight and Will probably
not exceed 500.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-18
Louis James Tonight.

Tonight Mr.. Louis James will appear
at the Theatre in the role of"Virginlus."
The advance sale OF seats yesterday was
large and assures crowded house, with
the prospect of scarcely standing room,
The ST. Louis Republican said OF Mr..
James in "Virginius :" LAS the noble
Roman, loving his child with intense de-
votion, he filled the realms OF the highest
art, his deep musical VOICE, which he
used with effect, assisting him to the
greatest success. The climax of the TO-
rum scene, at which, after the tenderest
interview with his Virginia, he kills her
to save her from dishonOr, was superbly
done, and the plaudits OF the audience
were upstinted, Miss Wainwright was a
most fair and simple Roman maiden, aud
between her love for her father and her
affection tor "Icilius" she played the part
with great beauty"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-18
A Great Life Insurance Company

The forty-tourth annual report of the
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New
York presents some figures which denote
tho immense work performed by this in
stitution. The new business transacted
in 1886 aggregat ID 500, 49,, IFS, being an
increase OF $40, 2S3, 724 AS compared with
the amount oil risks written the previous
year. The total insurance now in force
is 1898, 800, 202. The assets of the Mutual
Lie invested in real estate mortgages,
government bonds and other frst-class
securities amount to Sll4, ISL, 1868 "a. This
is al increase for the year OF $5,272. 1896,
and the surplus fund during tue twelve
months advanced from $j,012,G33 to
$5.843, sos, a gain OF $630,935. Tue amount
paid TO policy holders in 1856 was SI3,-
100, 1913, and the amount OF premiums re-
ceiYed aggregate Sl5634,720 The Mutual
Life Company is the largest life insur-
auce company in the world, and during
its f0rty-four years OF existence has paid
over S243, 100000 to its policy-holders.
Messrs. Johnston 81 Douglass, Savannah,
are the agents Of this company.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-18
ON A HABEAs CORPUS WRIT
The Rights of the County Commits
sioners to Be Tested.

The Rights of the County Commits
sioners to Be Tested.
Notice was served upon Sheriff John T
Roman yesterday requiring him to appear
before Judge Speer In the United States
Circuit Court this morning at 10 O'Clock
to show cause why a writ of habeas cor
pus should not be issued upon the petit.
ton of Samue =. Hoover, through his
counsel. Charles n West, Esq.
On last Saturday Judge Adams, OF the
Superior Court, sentenced Hoover to pay
$3.50 or serve six months in jail for sell.
ing liquor without license. He was
sentenced at the same time to pay $500
fine or serve six months for keeping open
u tipping house on Sunday. HOOyer's
place is ut Montgomery. He paid the
line for Keeping open his place on Sunday,
but he has refused to pay the fine for SELL
ing without a license, and he is in the
custody of the Sheriff.
The point upon which the case Is taken
before the United States Court is that
certN~powers delegated TO the Commits
Dlonefs~of Chatham county by the Legis-
lature is 1885 are contrary to the consti-
tuition of the United States. BY the act
referred to the County Commissioners are
granted absolute power to grant or refuse
applications for liquor licenses according
TO their discretion. Such authority, it is
held, is contrary to the fourteenth
amendment TO the constitution, which
provides that all persons shall enjoy
equal rights and protection under the
laws OF the States.
Inasmuch as the County Commissioners
can grant license to one person and re-
fuse it TO another the petitioner declares
that their authority is unconstitutional.
Sokcltor General duBignon will resist the
granting OF the writ.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-18
ONE OF RAYMoND's JOKES.
Sol. Sellers Gets on One on
Couple of Countrymcn.

[OupiC OF COuntrymcn'
John L. Raymond's penchant for prac-
tical jokes, matching coins and telling
good stories is we'll known-to all at least
who know him. An illustration OF 1t was
furnished yesterday morning while the
popular comedian was standing in the
Pulaski House lobby chatting with some
friends. Not unnaturally at all, re-
mark was made about the weather.
"a beautiful srring day." observed
Mr.. Raymond. "By the way, it must be
about time for the hats that bloom in the
spring, tra-la, to he brought out. l will
match you 90 see who pays for two,
Tom," he added, addressing Mr.. johnson,
the manager Of the theatre.
Drawing from his pocket very pretty
metal coin holder, he laid down on the
counter silver half dollar, covering it
with one hand. Mr.. Johnson also laid
down one, and when they uncovered the
comedian had lost.
lie was about to make some remark,
when two young men from the interior,
who mad been watching the procedure
with much interest from their seats near
the front windows, got up and walked
over where they could near the cOnVersa-
tlOn in which "COl. Sellers" was doing
the leading part. In the most earnest
tone he suddenly remarked, as though the
pause had been only for dramatic effect:
81 assure you, the struggle lasted ten
minutes. My only weapon was knife
which had a blade like a gimet. With d
desperate lunge | managed to thrust it
into bis chest. Then had to screw it in
Just as you would an auger into a log"
The original group were Tor moment
nonplussed at the sudden change in the
drift of the conversation, but everyone
kept a straight face and directly "caught
on"
A peculiar expression came over the
countenances of the eaves-droppers. The
transition from surprise to awe and
from awe to horror was as plain as 1t was
rapid.
directly the knife point hit something
hard and l swear thought would never
live through it," the comedian continued
solemnly. 81 thought maybe my antag-
onist had swallowed button some time
when he was boy and that | had just
found it. All the while he was
struggling to get out his pistol. All at
once he jerked it loose and fired three
times in rapid succession, the bullets
taking effect in different parts of my
body. just as he pressed the weapons
muzzle against my temple to ire the
fourth shOt | felt something give way, the
gimlet blade went in up to the handle and
he fell back deadl The physician who
made the post-mOrtem SAID that the out
side surface OF his heart had petrifed."
That was too much for the listeners,
and they broke out IN a roar. The two
young men recognized that they had been
sold, and turned sadly and disgustedly
aWaV.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-18
ART AT THE ACADEMY.
How the Glasses are Instructed at
the Art Gallery.

How the Glasses are Instructed at
the Art Gallery.
A month or perhaps little longer ago,
Prof. Carl Brandt, Director of the Telfair
Academy of Arts and Sciences. started a
free class in art instruction. His object
was to encourage advanced students in
painting and modelling. AS he remarked
yesterday, his idea was not to establish
Kindergarten. What he desired was to
afford those who have studied the rudi-
ments of art and who wish to continue
their studies an opportunity to do so.
Encountered as it is at present with a
considerable debt. the academy is not in
a position to employ an assistant to the
director, tor competent one would, of
course, command large salary. Prof.
Brandt cherlshes the hope that perhaps
he will be able some time to start an art
school, which will be permanent insti-
tuition. His notions of what an art school
should be are not what many teachers
would call orthodox, because he does not
believe in teaching one style, but rather
all of the best styles so far as practicable.
art should be taught for art" ne OBJ
serves. "a certain reSultsis obtained by
one master and different one by another.
That is all very good so far as it goes, but
it is not all of art" he adds.
mere are HVe or SIX working now
every day under the directors instruc-
ton. He likes a hard worker, he says,
and his students must be ambitious and
energetic. The cost is nominal; not a
regular term free, but a small sum at en-
tering to 60 toward the expense of tools,
etc.
A miss of IA or Is took some specimens
of her work to the director yesterday.
He said that they showed talent, but she
had not had instruction. The art school
is intended to occupy the relation of a
normal school or college to the student
rather than that of primary school.
Yesterday the class was modelling, and
several copies OF masks were In different
stages of completion. The director holds
that painting and modelling can and
should be learned together.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-18
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT,
Supt. Heck Attending the National
Electrical Convention.

Electrical Convention.
Supt. Keck, of the Brush Electric Light
and Power Company, is in Philadelphia
attending the Electrical Convention in
session there. Mr.. Keck is also investi-
eating the various systems of incandes-
cent lighting. II his report is satisfac-
tory an experiment will be made with a
800 light plant here. Before returning to
Savannah MIR. keck will visit Pittsburp
and Buffalo, and will inspect the mean
descent systems which are operated
there. The Savannah Electric Company,
which will be revived under q charter
granted several years ago, will operate
the new system, and the gentlemen inter-
ested In the company are also consider
ing the manufacture of fuel gas.
The Philadelphia convention is COM
posed OF representatives OF electric light
ing companies all over the United States.
The latest improvements in electrical APP
paratus are exhibited there. and matters
are discussed leading to the more perfect
development of electricity as an agent.
One OF the matters which Mr.. HECK will
look into is the subject OF underground
wires. IL satisfactory system is pre-
scented it is probable that it will be
adopted here both by the new company
and the Brush Company.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-18
BASE BALL NEWS.
Items Reported From All tue
League Centres.

The New Orleans team will be the first
regular team of 1887 OF any association 10
appear on the diamond. 1t plays Feb. 20.
The passage of the interstate commerce
bill will swell the travelling expenses OF
base ball clubs fully 40 per cent.-f the
law isn't lodged.
President Morrow has approved the
contracts of William f. Kluseman, Will
liam A. Long and Charles Dutfee with
the Mobile club. Kluseman and Long are
Cincinnati boys and Dutfee is Mobile
man.
The New Orleans management is ar
ranging series of nine games with Mo-
bile for the championship OF the Gulf,
Four games Will be played before the
league race opens, and will be finished In
October.
"Hebe" johnson, whom Manager Nor
ton mas just signed, is a weli-known
player. He was in savannah in 1876 and
played with the amateur clubs here, lie
has since become one of the crack short
stops of the country.
The base ball blacklist is as follows:
George Bechtel, George w. Hall, A. H..
Nichols, w. IL. Craver and j. j. Smith,
late OF the Louisville; James Egan,
Brooklyn; Frank Cunltf, Quickstep, OF
Wilmington; W. j. Burke, Oil City;
James Harris. Lancaster; e. NJ. Gross,
Philadelphia, who can be reinstated upon
payment of fine OF $500 for jumping the
reserve rule; James Healy, Worcester;
James Sullivan, Portsmouth,; Richard
Higham, umpire; K. L. Schart, Virginia;
John Meenan or Meehan, Bay City; Harry
Fl. East and f. l.. Smith, Memp his; Steve
Matthias. Norfolk; James Curry, j. MOrri-
son and Thomas Sexton, BinghamtOn; K.
Fells and Nj. T. DrIssell, Buffalo; W. w.
Hughes, Jersey City; Jack Donanue, At
lanta; john Firth, Saratoga; E. NJ. Geiss
and Frank Ii. Smith, st. Paul; Lewis
Grawlev and Alfred Latouche, Kingston;
George Rocks and j. 5. Van Dyke, Osh-
kosh; and E. j. Mexican, Cleveland.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-18
YANKEE CATCHER CAUGHT.
A Loaded Torpedo Found in the
River Channel.


River Channel.
"We've got a Yankee catcher down
here"
"a what?"
"a Yankee catcher Just hauled one
out of the river"
The startling report was telephoned to
Deputy Collector Hamilton, at the Gus
tom house, from the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway wharves yesterday
afternoon.
The Deputy Collector was at a loss for
few minutes TO know what to reply.
lie had no use for anything OF the kind
himself and couldn't think OF any OF his
friends that wanted one. Capt. LePage,
who reported the matter to MIR. Hamilton,
said that they didn't want the thing at
the wharves, and he wanted to know
what TO do with it.
A few minutes later a gentleman who
came up from the wharves walked into
the custom house and reported that
loaded torpedo, Of the yankee catcher"
species, had been hauled up from under
meath the schooner Annie &. Grace. A
party of government officials went down
TO look at it. Several weeks ago the
schooner A. Denike, lying opposite the
wharVes, hauled up on her anchor tuke
huge log, supposed to be part OF the
ODstructions placed in the river during
the war. On one end OF the log was
sort OF framework, which was cut loose.
The log was about thirty feet long, and
being an obstruction in the channel was
towed up to the wharf and fastened.
The schooner Annie4C. Grace moored
outside OF the obstruction and yesterday
it was hauled out. One end of the log
was lifted upon the wharf. 1t became
necessary before the other end could be
got out to cut away a heavy frame work
In the centre. After some difficulty this
was done and the log was pulled up
When the men saw what was on the other
end OF it there was no need to tell them;t0
be careful. The costliest china would
not have been handled more tenderly than
they handled the big log. Bottled Iast to
1t was huge torpedo. The brass cap was
as bright as 1t was the day the
thing was sunk. The affair was what, in
war times, was called yankee catch
err. 70 the end of the log was chained
box which was filled with stones and iron.
The torpedo was bOlted to the other end,
so that when the log was placed the tor
pedo would float Just below the surface OF
the water. Ii is probable that the lOca-
never taken up and has been lying at the
bottom of the river, where it was sunk
during the war. HarbOr Master Ken
nedy took a look at it last night. The
railroad people and the men who work on
the wharf are anxious to get rid OF the
thing, but don't know how to do it.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-18
THE MAsCOErE's SISTER.
The New Plant Steamship for the
Havana Line.

Havana Line.
Col. II. S. Haines, General Manager of
the Plant system, got back from New
York Wednesday night. He did not stop
over at Philadelphia to witness the
launching of the company's large and
elegant new steamship, the Olivette. AL
though she ia generally spoken Of as the
Mascotte's sister ship, she is enough
larger to be called her mother. The Mas
cote is about 225 feet in length, while the
new ship is about 300 feet in length. The
OlIvette will scarcely be ready TO put on
the Tampa-Hayanal line before April l.
Col. Haines was hurried back by the
machine shop fire last Saturday morning.
He says that new shop will be erected
on the site of the old one. The company
usually worked about $50 men in and
around the machine aud blacksmith
shops. This force was keptat work all
the year round. When there was a good
deal to do the men worked over time, and
when work was slack they were not
discharged. One Of the things
that concerned the management most was
to find employment for their men. Tenn
porary FORCES have been fitted up already,
and the men are set to work as fast as APP
planes can be provided for them. AS
soon as possible new machinery will be
put in and the walls will be built up
around the machinists and blacksmiths.
When private machine shop is burned
down work is turned away until new
shop is erected, but the railroad company
cannot stop aud wait until new build
ing is put up.
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GREAT SOUTHERN COMET.
Not Heard from Here and Not Like.
ly to Be.

Astronomer Barnard has been making
a search for the great Southern comet.
He says on the evening of Feb. IL a care
full search was made with the 5'lnch re-
tractor for the Southern comet reported to
be on its way northward. The entire
southwestern heavens was covered In
these sweeps, and only very faint OBJ
ject could have escaped. The comet was
certainly not above our horizon after Oh.
26m., meridian time. The predicted place
OF the comet did not set until about Oh.
Bonn. Evidently the reported close re-
semblance of the orbit of this comet to
that OF 1880 was an error. Late infOrma-
ton from Europe states that the comet
was moving southwark, consequently it
could not become visible here.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-18
RIVER AND HARBOR NEWS.
Gieanings Among the Shipping and
Along the WharVes.

Messrs. A. r. Sa as & Co. cleared yes
terday the British schooner A. T. for
Humacoa, =. r.. for orders or market,
with 5,25S pieces of pitch pine lumber,
measuring SS,90S feet, and valued at
81, 100. Cargo by Messrs. d. G. Bacon IL
Co.
The British bark Pallais Galliens, from
Barbados, arrived up 10 the city from
quarantine yesterday afternoon and was
moored at The lower wharves. Capt.
Stedman is just recovering from injuries
which he received by being struck by a
parting line two weeks ago. The blow
which passed over here Feb. struck the
Galliens while at anchor. In making a
line fast a windlass tore loose, and the
line snapped. One END struck the cap
tain, knocking him down, nearly break
ing one arm and severely inJuring him In
the side
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-18

Fourteen doctors OF the great English
staff Of physicians and surgeons will ar
rive in their own Pullman car this morn-
ing and take up their headquarters at the
Marshall House, where they will remain
until Feb. "a. These specialists treat all
varieties of diseases and deformity and
have had vast experience both on land
and sea. Office hours from $3.50 a. m. to
1880 D. m.